Novak Djokovic seems in a hurry as he chases his ninth Grand Slam title – and the only one he’s never won – racing into the French Open fourth round with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win against 19-year-old Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Ranked 84th, Kokkinakis never stood a chance against the topranked Serb. He dropped his serve three times and could not force a single break point in a match lasting 1 hour, 49 minutes Next up for Djokovic is either 15th-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa, or No. 20 Richard Gasquet of France, who played later Saturday. Earlier, two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray extended his impressive winning streak on clay, reaching the fourth round after beating big-hitting Nick Kyrgios 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
The third-seeded Briton, who lost in the semifinals last year against nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, was hardly troubled on court Suzanne Lenglen. Next up for Murray, who hasn’t lost a match on clay this season with titles in Munich and Madrid, is Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, who beat 17th-seeded David Goffin of Belgium 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
“This is the best I have played on clay. The results would obviously suggest that. Never won a clay court tournament, never been to the final and had many wins against any of the top guys for a while on clay,” Murray said.
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